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Best bit of AVP was Lance Henrikssen - he always shines, no matter how crappy the role.

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word!

i have yet, to see this guy flub a part.
/me has always wondered why he only gets supportive roles. he is more than capable of carrying any movie on his own.

Over the last coupple of days I have been bussy watching a few films I just brought Bowling for Columbine, Way of the Gun and Requiem for a Dream from HMV for ?20 only cos they got 3 dvd's for ?20 on at the min and I got The Hunted for ?5.99 second hand from Gamestation.

I loved all of them I had many a hour enjoying them over the last 3 days. Requiem for a Dream wasnt what I was expecting and i found it a bit boring in a few places but I really enjoyed it. Same with Way of the Gun I was expecting it to be a bit funnyer than it was but I also expected that out of The Usual Suspects which was wrote by the same person but it was a bloody enjoyable film.

I don't quite know what I was expecting from The Hunted but it wasn't what I thourght it would be for some reason. I think I was expecting more of Benicio Del Toro in the forest killing people But really enjoyable and I think I may watch it again tonight if there ain't much else on.

I saw Shaun of the Dead a couple of days ago and I didnt think it was that funny I was quite disapointed in that cos I had heard that it was really funny and I didnt really laugh at it much.

Anyway Im now off to watch Peter kay Live at the Bolton Albert Halls
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Scratch that last bit The Rocks on

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<DIV class=quotetext>Orph, did you even read what I said? :rolleyes:

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nope, not after the first couple of sentences. the rest made the sound of Charley Browns school teacher on the "Peanuts".

you, are one of the most informed people i know, but hardly an authority. as such you do not have any right to say the word "wrong". at least not with my continued participation in the conversation.

you will note, i frequently disagree with people here, but you will never see me type the words "you're wrong". that leaves absolutely no room for advancement, because it effectively ends the conversation in favor of the person dictating "terms"

as to my knowledge of comic book lore, it may shock you to know i have read one or two..... thousand.

anywho's.. if you want to educate me in any topic, you will not catch my attention with the words "you're wrong".

don't hand me, "thats just how i talk" bulls**t, you are smart enough to know you crossed a line with something as final as "wrong"
anywho's, as i said, i was bragging about my new system, not the movie.

... I highlighted what I was referring to in red. Here, I'll do it again:

it was on par with at least 90% of all the other movies that attempted to capture a comic book persona.

And, you are wrong, sorry, you stated an untrue fact, simply from looking at production value. It isn't "how I talk", nor have I ever said that to anyone as an excuse.

I don't understand how you can't see what you said wasn't in the fashion of an opinion, but a fact. Because, that one line from you IS bulls**t.

That is pretty much the only comments I was referring too, but you wouldn't have noticed that ... ever.

have i told you, what lovely eyes you have?

ahem, oh, what were you saying?

the fact that i may be 100% wrong, has no baring on this topic at all crono. but to paraphrase your print. "you would never notice that, ever" :biggrin:

I am immuned to flattery.

It has every "baring" on this topic ... since that's what you got SO huffed up about ... I simply clairified my point.

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<DIV class=quotetext>since that's what you got SO huffed up about ... </DIV></DIV>

hmm, one of us missed something. i thought people were falsely accusing me of saying catwoman was better than hero.. by the time you entered the conversation and turned into a "crono" thing, it was nearly over .. all except for the crying as they say.
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Well, 'The Bourne Supremacy' was basically a rehash of the first one - and i'm still no wiser as to what the hell was going on! Best bit was the fight with the rolled up magazine.

And Orph, did you ever catch the series 'Millenium'? Lance Henrikssen played the lead in that. It's a shame it got axed after only 3 seasons.

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And Orph, did you ever catch the series 'Millenium'? Lance Henrikssen played the lead in that. It's a shame it got axed after only 3 seasons.

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No!.. is it worth a torrent search adam?
never even heard of it really.

It got "axed" because the show no longer had a purpose being the year 2000 and all.

It's definitely worth a torrent search :smile: And Crono, I doubt it got axed for that reason as if you watched it (and i'm not saying you didn't, just to be clear), passing the year 2000 had every bit of relevance. The series wasn't about the world ending, but how the 'millenium' affected peoples behaviour - before or after bears no relevance.

Does anyone know if napoleon dynamite is any good? (asks without searching)

Maybe I don't remember what happened in the show then ... no wait ... I just don't care that much. Oh well. Chris Carter's work tends to lick balls.

Omega, I haven't seen it, but everyone I know loves that movie. They tend to have similiar opinions to my self, so deduce whether that means anything to you or not.

Heh Crono...i'd cover yourself there and say that in your opinion Chris Carter's work is a bit tod. :wink:

rented a s**t pot load of video's tonight.. first up "Dodge Ball"

laughed twice already.. no, not any scenes with "Bend Over", ahem, i meant Ben Stiller in it. although the part where the girl vomits a little in her mouth was kinda funny, in a poke fun at Ben sorta way.

will let you know if its worth renting when its over.

Napolean Dynamite is funny sometimes, and not so funny at other times. It really doesn't have a point to it, but if you have a corky sense of humour, its really funny.

rented a s**t pot load of video's tonight.. first up "Dodge Ball"
laughed twice already.. no, not any scenes with "Bend Over", ahem, i meant Ben Stiller in it. although the part where the girl vomits a little in her mouth was kinda funny, in a poke fun at Ben sorta way.
will let you know if its worth renting when its over.

Especially because they're married ... And that movie is hilarious, your prejudice against him really doesn't make sense. Since there's a difference between not liking a certain actor/whatever and hating whatever they're in because they're in it ...

crono, if the movie is good, it is good. with or without him in it.

as i said, i already laughed.. course none of the scenes had him in it.

stop analyzing my likes and dislikes. or have you added "Amateur psychology" to your lists of known topics?

BTW "Rip Torn" is in this flick... now he is funny, and can act without help.

/runs

OK, its official, i just pee'd

Dodge Ball is so damned funny..

my advice, write this down, cause crono is usually not this right.

But, Orph, everyone here has already seen and loved Dodgeball. I'd like to see a Heat Vision and Jack movie, personally ... that'll never happen :sad: .

I'm not analyzing your likes and dislikes. I'm just pointing stuff out that doesn't make sense. If I were analyzing them in the fashion of psychology I'd be giving conclusions and getting sued.

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speaking of sue, did you get a load of the uni-brow on the globe team :eek:

seriously, i had to pause the movie, i laughed so hard, i was seeing spots.. not good when you are my age.
"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball"

[edit] you were right crono.. worth the watch at twice the price.

This might sound random, but I bought Adaptation and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind yesterday. I was looking around the used store for Being John Malcovich, since I don't have that either, I could have had an A-B-C Charlie Kaufman marathon or something. He needs a film that starts with 'D' to fill the gap between "Confessions" and "Eternal Sunshine". Maybe his and Spike Jonze' "upcoming Charlie Kaufman/Spike Jonze project" horror movie with start with a 'D'.

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Best bit of AVP was Lance Henrikssen - he always shines, no matter how crappy the role.

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word!

i have yet, to see this guy flub a part.
/me has always wondered why he only gets supportive roles. he is more than capable of carrying any movie on his own.

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word again.
Do you remember he had his own show. "millennium?" It was a good show, but it didn't get big. It was too bad, good show too.

[edit] just read that other ppl has mentioned Millennium

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Do you remember he had his own show. "millennium?" It was a good show, but it didn't get big. It was too bad, good show too.

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do you remember when it was vogue to read the entire thread before posting :razz:

hits razz button

yeah i know, i am guilty of not reading all to often.
currently watching "Sky captain,and the world of tomorrow" or some such.

I loved Adaptation. The beauty in the movie for me came about 40 minutes in, when I finally realised that the movie was about the making of the movie itself (if this doesn't make sense to you, watch the movie, it will). Up until then, I found it rather boring. But, on my second time through it, I saw all of the things I missed in those 40 minutes and was so glad I stuck with it.

I loved Adaptation. The beauty in the movie for me came about 40 minutes in, when I finally realised that the movie was about the making of the movie itself (if this doesn't make sense to you, watch the movie, it will). Up until then, I found it rather boring. But, on my second time through it, I saw all of the things I missed in those 40 minutes and was so glad I stuck with it.

I love how he raped her book and broke EVERY damn rule that he brings forth in the movie. Oh, so great.

And I totally want to see The 3

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spaceballs was excellent fun, if only Mel brooks had not made it.

honestly, i never saw what everyone else did. Mel Brooks and Woody Alan.. even my warped sense of humor could not encompass them :sad:

I hate Spaceballs.

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i love parody films. if done well.

Spaceballs might have flopped without its supportive cast however. it must have been hard work overcoming the shortfalls of a Mel Brooks film.
anywho's, should i mention that i knew you were gonna say that crono?

John Candy and Rick Moranis though! There's no way a movie starring them, when they were both at their comedic peak, would not be superawesome.

Candy was one of my favorites, i was actually sad to hear he died. the fact that it was due to his weight only made it more sad.

anywho's, yeah cash, they define comedy.

It has nothing to do with Mel Brooks, you, or anything like that. I just don't like that movie.

The funniest moments in Space Balls all had Rick Moranis making a jack
ass out of himself in that Vader spoof suit. Apart from that the movie
fair blowed.

One of the best Mel Brooks movies in my opinion was Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
That movie made me piss myself no matter how many times I watched it.
Particularly the God Father spoof with Dom Deluise, you can't get much
funnier than that.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

haahahah i love that movie (^_^)

And History of the World Part 1 :biggrin:

My advice: DONT WATCH TROY

Troy was the sh*ttiest movie I've seen this year. Half the time Brad was naked and showing off his ass. The other half of the time he was wearing his short skirt showing off just below his ass.

It was also super sappy, just all around not a very good movie. They tried to give Pitt some sort of Matrix jump attack thing that looked really gay.

Please, spend your money on a better movie, not Troy.

I don't think it was a bad film by any means - but I found it a difficult film to watch as I there were no clear-cut baddies or goodies. Who the hell are you supposed to root for?

i just watched a foriegn film called les comperes a classic i think.
Anyways i quite enjoyed it. A crazy film ^_^ quite enjoyed it.

personally, i liked troy. it more/less followed the concept of the theme. i have read a bit on the time period, and the movie seems close to the lore.

still, whether it was close or not, i still liked it.

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Doc, AvP was exactly what it should have been ... Aliens fighting Predators. Nothing more, nothing less. I'm just wondering what's cut out, since there was an original cut (severely longer) that was cut to make it PG-13. Supposedly there's an entire subplot gone (one of which explains the damn gestation period). I can understand why people don't like Paul W Anderson movies, he isn't anything great, but he just has a knack for making fun stuff to watch. Although, I think it's not warranted to compare Hero to Resident Evil Apocalypse :\

well Crono-san, i never saw the movie in the theaters so i cant really comment on the cut parts....but there was a fairly lengthy section on the origins of the AvP war, with humans being basicly used as cattle to breed the aliens for hunting purposes by the predators,,,,this all supposedly started thousnads of years ago , when the predators came to earth, taught humans to build (ergo, the pyramid style, aztec, cambodian, and egyptian i believe)...and in turn they were worshiped as gods, ritual sacrifices and all......the door was left open at the end for a sequal (god forbid...lol) and all in all, i found it actually more entertaining than i thought i would....not bad for a s**tty "B" movie......

anyhow, there ya go.....

Doc Brasso... :dodgy:

No, that was always there.

I like how you put B movie in quotes. Because, that thing took so much money to make. The one thing that really impresses me about AvP is that, apparently, there were absolutely no moving set pieces ... So, like all the moving pieces (except for the thing that brought up the Alien eggs) were CG.

I just wish that one alien didn't ruin 2 knock off predators. If the predators would have taken people's spines that would have been cool too. But.. actually, technically ... AvP was a comic book movie, because of the plot they chose to go with. I really hope Fox lets him release his full cut.

I was disappointed with Troy. It's by no means a poorly made movie, quote the opposite. But, I hate it when they there are simple things they could have done (which happen in what they're adapting) and they don't do them ... SUCH AS KILL ORLANDO BLOOM. That was the one thing I looked forward to ... and it doesn't happen. My friend was like, "Are you sure he dies" and I'm like, "Dude, EVERYONE in Troy dies". And what was that s**t, Ulysses BEING at Achilles' funeral? I think he forgot it takes him ten years to get home.

By the way, I don't care if I ruined anything for anyone by talking about these movies ... you shouldn't either.

Am watching yet another of my rented flicks. I highly recommend the new version of "King Arthur".

Of all the past versions, this one actually looks realistically portrayed. No shiny armour, no invincible characters.

I am very glad i rented it, I almost skipped it because I was thinking "another one?"

also I would like to say, the movie "Sky Captain and the world of tomorrow" left me wanting. It just didn't do it for me. You know what its like, you buy a DC comic when you really wanted a Marvel. shrugs

Just finished "Man on fire"

Most excellent film.

yep....excellent movie.....denzel did a fine job...the man didnt screw around a bit did he.....woot! loved the twists....

Doc B... :dodgy:

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They should have called AvP "Alien vs Predator vs Arnie". At the end when the Alien and Predator are fighting on the show, Arnie should have broken up through the ice and said one of his Simpsons McBain lines, "ice to see you", with chainguns in each hand obviously. That would have saved the movie in my eyes anyway.

Just seen Assault on Precinct 13 at the cinema. Some cool Counter-Strike moments in there but it descends into formulaic action movie fare by the end. Plus it doesn't have the soundtrack from the original. :sad:
Also watched Open Water last night (two divers, left behind in the sea, circled by sharks). Some of the camerawork is really amateurish and the scenes out of the water were unengaging, but I quite enjoyed the section were they're bobbing around in the sea in the middle of nowhere.

In Troy I thought Achilles' funeral was held inside Troy, hence why
Odysseus (I assume thats who you were talking about right?) was there.
I'm sure they wouldn't make QUITE such a huge oversight as to forget
about his troublesome return home.

rented and/or watched:

Mean Girls loved it.

Without a paddle good fun.

White Castle funny!

The Forgotten Don't listen to the reviews, tis an excellent flick!

and did i mention that Dodgeball was the funniest movie i have seen in months :biggrin:

If you can dodge traffic, you can dodge a ball!

Son, you're about as useful as a c**k-flavoured lollipop.

"She looks like 2 tonnes of fun!" - Sideways (excellent film)

Not recently watched, but definitely going to watch:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/sin_city.html